Coaching Carousel

Initially, I wondered if Auburn could afford to dump Tuberville given the $6 million buyout. Auburn's biggest boosters, Bobby Lowder (Banking) and Jimmy Raynes (Building Materials), are leading companies in America's two most screwed up industries not located in Detroit.

However, I forgot all about the incremental new $15 million in revenue that each SEC School will receive as part of the new SEC TV contracts with ESPN and CBS. When you have a check like that flowing into your banking account in July 2009, you've got both the confidence and the financial backing to do whatever the hell you want from a personnel standpoint. Realistically, that means that Mississippi State could out spend a school like Washington for a new coach if it really wanted.

Think about that middle aged co-worker that buys the Dodge Viper or Corvette. All the ladies know what that means....tiny tool. Auburn firing Tuberville sort of sends that message in a different way.

"We're not hung like Nick Saban, but we've got the bling."
-- Auburn Athletic Department

I don't know what Auburn is going to do from here. Rumors say they contacted Muschamp before the firing, and he expressed no interest in the position. Of course he didn't. He loved Auburn so much that he got the hell out of there as quick as possible to Texas the first chance he had. Who knows. Maybe they get him, but I'm skeptical. And I still don't think Leach is a viable personality fit. We'll see.

If I were Texas A&M's athletic director, I would think long and hard about fixing my Mike Sherman mistake with Tuberville. It's obvious how the Sherman thing is going to shake out.

See Also:
-- Richt now the dean of SEC Coaches - AJC
-- SEC Changes - Ivan Maisel
-- Auburn ends standoff - Chris Low
-- Coach stuff - EDSBS
-- What's next for Tubs - AL.com
-- Tubs pledges to help Auburn - AL.com
-- The Wish List - Dothan Eagle

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